Amanita attributes her love of art to having grown up on a remote homestead outside Orleans in NE Humboldt County. Drawing and painting filled her hours instead of TV and movies. She received her first camera as a young teenager and took as many classes in photography and art as she could throughout high school and junior college. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts in Photography from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA in 1995.
During her college years she was introduced to Silkpainting but didn’t have much time for it until she graduated, moved back to Orleans, got married, and had two children. She started doing a few craft fairs a year, and branched out to painting silk clothing.
In 2001 she started teaching art at the local schools, and it was on the drives to Somes Bar and Forks of Salmon where she took her best photographs to paint from. Experimentation has always been her best teacher, and her latest discovery of using Textile Acrylic along with the dyes has brought her paintings to a whole new level.
But, being so remote does have its disadvantages, so in 2015 she moved with her children to Arcata for them to be able to finish school without hours in the car. Living in Arcata has offered Amanita the opportunity to pursue her artistic path both as a Photographer and a Silkpainter.
You can see more of her work at https://www.facebook.com/AmanitaMollierSilkpainter/
and purchase work at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtbyAmanita
During her college years she was introduced to Silkpainting but didn’t have much time for it until she graduated, moved back to Orleans, got married, and had two children. She started doing a few craft fairs a year, and branched out to painting silk clothing.
In 2001 she started teaching art at the local schools, and it was on the drives to Somes Bar and Forks of Salmon where she took her best photographs to paint from. Experimentation has always been her best teacher, and her latest discovery of using Textile Acrylic along with the dyes has brought her paintings to a whole new level.
But, being so remote does have its disadvantages, so in 2015 she moved with her children to Arcata for them to be able to finish school without hours in the car. Living in Arcata has offered Amanita the opportunity to pursue her artistic path both as a Photographer and a Silkpainter.
You can see more of her work at https://www.facebook.com/AmanitaMollierSilkpainter/
and purchase work at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtbyAmanita
These are some representative pieces. Please visit Trinidad Art Gallery for the latest available pieces.
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